The National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel (NPUAP) serves as the authoritative voice for improved patient outcomes in pressure injury prevention and treatment through public policy, education and research.

The National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel (NPUAP) is coordinating the development of a uniform terminology, test methods and reporting standards for support surfaces. The guidelines will provide an objective means for evaluating and comparing support surface characteristics. Through Support Surfaces Standards (S3I) the NPUAP intends to improve the understanding of the importance of the support surface body ...
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